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Ubiquiti is in a weird market, where they are better than Linksys/Netgear etc, but they are crap compared to something like Meraki. Their support isn't very go

Ubiquiti is in a weird market, where they are better than Linksys/Netgear etc, but they are crap compared to something like Meraki. Their support isn't very good (they point you to a forum), their hardware replacement is spotty (sorry, out of stock, you'll have to wait!), and their hardware/software is buggy. We had 48 port switches that would randomly reboot, for example. They can be a decent solution for SMB wifi, but that's as far as I would go. Nothing mission-critical unless you are willing to make compromises you wouldn't have to with a bigger vendor.

oehtXRwMkIs 6y ago
Are there any 48 port switches you would recommend? I've concluded that they're overpriced compared to multiple 24 port switches for example but I'm hoping I'm wrong. Never heard of Meraki for example.
- vetinari 6y ago
  Meraki is a Cisco brand. It's most important feature is, that once you buy into it, you are going to pay yearly license fee.
- low_key 6y ago
  You can find used 48 port Aruba or HPE switches on eBay or other market places for low prices. It varies, but if you are patient you may find an s3500-48p with 2 PSUs and a 4 port 10G adapter for around $200USD.
rconti 6y ago
My Meraki APs were replaced with Ubiquiti (MR32 -> AP AC Pro) and holy god what a difference. The Merakis just had absolutely AWFUL range. I tried everything I could for years, and they were just terrible.
secabeen 6y ago
> Nothing mission-critical unless you are willing to make compromises you wouldn't have to with a bigger vendor. That's the interesting question though. How much does that bigger vendor cost relative to UBNT? For example. I needed about 20 48-port gigabit switches for a new building. Aruba 2530s run about $2k each, so $40k total. The UBNT equivalent is under $400 each. I can buy 5 UBNT switches for the cost of 1 Aruba. Even assuming that I buy 50% extra switches as spares to UBNT, I'm still only spending $12k for UBNT, a savings of over 65%.

oehtXRwMkIs 6y ago

Are there any 48 port switches you would recommend? I've concluded that they're overpriced compared to multiple 24 port switches for example but I'm hoping I'm wrong. Never heard of Meraki for example.

vetinari 6y ago
Meraki is a Cisco brand. It's most important feature is, that once you buy into it, you are going to pay yearly license fee.
low_key 6y ago
You can find used 48 port Aruba or HPE switches on eBay or other market places for low prices. It varies, but if you are patient you may find an s3500-48p with 2 PSUs and a 4 port 10G adapter for around $200USD.

rconti 6y ago

My Meraki APs were replaced with Ubiquiti (MR32 -> AP AC Pro) and holy god what a difference. The Merakis just had absolutely AWFUL range. I tried everything I could for years, and they were just terrible.

secabeen 6y ago

> Nothing mission-critical unless you are willing to make compromises you wouldn't have to with a bigger vendor. That's the interesting question though. How much does that bigger vendor cost relative to UBNT? For example. I needed about 20 48-port gigabit switches for a new building. Aruba 2530s run about $2k each, so $40k total. The UBNT equivalent is under $400 each. I can buy 5 UBNT switches for the cost of 1 Aruba. Even assuming that I buy 50% extra switches as spares to UBNT, I'm still only spending $12k for UBNT, a savings of over 65%.